DescriptionThe conditions for growing the black Périgord truffle are suitable in multiple American regions and the demand for the truffle remains high worldwide. Still the cultivation of Tuber melanosporum has been largely underwhelming. While establishing her truffle orchard Jasmine Richardson has spent several years learning the ins-and-outs of truffle cultivation of highly productive orchards in Europe and newly productive orchards in North America. Jasmine will give a presentation on her observations of Northern American-specific challenges in domestic orchards the limitations of establishing her own orchard and regional-based solutions for American farmers and mycologists. The speakerJasmine Richardson is a microscopist specializing in the identification of mycorrhizae found in European and North American truffle orchards and fungal endophytes. She is currently establishing a Tuber melanosporum orchard on her family farm in Southern Virginia. Jasmine is the former vice president of the San Francisco Microscopical Society and regularly hosts microscopical and mushroom cultivation workshops in the Bay Area. She is passionate about fostering scientific and community-based collaborations and bridging the divide between conventional American farming and mycology.